Seven Insects

Black chalk, graphite, and brown wash on parchment

Brown wash, white opaque watercolor, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in brown ink

Transparent and opaque watercolor and black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Black and white chalk, squared in graphite, on faded blue antique laid paper; verso: black and white chalk counterproof with touches of ochre, with squaring transferred from recto

Brown ink and black and red chalk on oatmeal (formerly blue) paper; verso: brown ink and black chalk

Gray wash with black chalk and graphite, green and rose transparent watercolor, scraping and traces of white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper, toned with brown wash, framing lines in graphite and gray wash

Black chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink and partial framing line in black chalk, laid down on mount

Black chalk and white opaque watercolor on blue antique laid paper, faded, framing line in brown ink

Brown ink and brown wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper, mounted entirely on heavy paper

Black chalk and brown opaque watercolor (?) on white prepared parchment

Red chalk, with touches of black chalk, partially incised in contour at left side of face and in curls, on parchment